Manchester City: Latest on Nicolas Otamendi and Kevin de Bruyne

Until you see players in the shirt of their new club you can put a lot of what you hear in the press down to pure speculation.

But the weight of rumours around Manchester City this summer would suggest that Nicolas Otamendi and Kevin De Bruyne are the most serious remaining targets ahead of the new campaign.

Manchester City spent heavily on their defence last summer, as Eliaquim Mangala came to the club for a hefty fee. He hasn’t settled that well so far.

Of City’s other centre backs, Martin Demichelis is 34 and captain Vincent Kompany has been blighted by regular and niggling injuries.

So perhaps we are correct in the assumption that Otamendi is on the radar at The Etihad this summer. The Argentine international is a tough tackling defender who plays the game in a very straight forward manner. He’s a quality player and a regular in the international set up.